Methanol → 4-Methoxy-3-(2-naphthylethoxy)phenylamine

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4-Methoxy-3-(2-naphthylethoxy)phenylamine was prepared using the same experimental conditions described in Scheme XII. From 1-methoxy-2-(naphthylmethoxy)-4-nitrobenzene (3.8 g, 12.3 mmol), hydrazine hydrate (3.1 g, 61.4 mmol) and a catalytic amount of Raney nickel in 100 mL of methanol refluxed for 0.5 h., was obtained 3.5 g of product in (100%) yield as a brown oil that crystallized on standing. MS (EI) m/z 279 (M+).

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